Katgun
# Katgun

Katgun is a village in the Khatav taluka of Satara district in Maharashtra State, India.

## Notable personalities

* Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, the Indian activist, thinker, social reformer, writer and theologist was belongs to Katgun.

Jyothirao Govindrao Phule was born in 1827 into a family that belonged to the agricultural (Mali) caste, traditionally occupied as gardeners and considered to be one of the Shudhra varna in the ritual ranking system of Hinduism.[1] The original surname of the family had been Gorhe and had its origins in the village of Katgun, in present day Satara District, Maharashtra.

* Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Smarak Katgun (Satara)

## Connectivity

Katgun is close to many larger towns including Vaduj, Satara.

